Castello di Neive Santo Stefano Barbaresco
Wine Description
The Barbaresco Santo Stefano is the result of an ethereal combination of the ideal terroir with the perfectly-suited Nebbiolo grape. This wine shows all the characteristic elegance of Barbaresco with the complexity and richness for which Santo Stefano is known. The Nebbiolo grapes for this wine are pressed and then matured in large wooden vats for 2 years to soften the wine’s tannins allow the flavors to knit together.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Albesani DOCG
Vineyard name
Santo Stefano
Vineyard size
17 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
825 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400
Yield/acre:
1.2 tons
Exposure:
South/southwest
Year vineyard planted:
1963; 1970; 1971; 2001
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1971
Bottles produced of this wine:
20,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
12
Varietal composition:
100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
82 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers, aeration, and delestage
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels and stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
35 HL
Type of oak:
French oak: Allier
Length of aging before bottling:
2 years
Age of Aging Container:
6 years
Length of bottle aging:
1 year
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.48
Acidity:
5.5 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
27.5 g/L
Residual sugar:
2.2 g/L
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